There's also an alternative version that Kydonia was settled from the central Greece, in particular from Tegea, by Cydon, the descendant of king Tegeates.[1]

Cydonians are mentioned in book 12 of the Aeneid, where their excellent bow skills are used in an extended Virgiliansimile describing the Fury's descent to Juturna.

The exact location of Kydonia was not understood until Robert Pashley worked it out[2] based solely on ancient historical literature, without any archaeological recovery;[3] Kydonia was centred on the present-day harbour area and Kastelli Hill. Today's archaeological recoveries from the ancient city of Kydonia are largely stored in the Chania Archaeological Museum in present-day Chania.